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May 14, 1929'. E. A. REGAN A Re. 17,292

HINGE STRUCTURE o i inal Filed Nov. 1a. 1926 INVENTOR UNITED? STA.

.' oiigi ai Ro 1,660;657, dated February '28, 1925, Serial N9.

Reissned Ma 14, 19 29."

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PAT131..l1*"OFFICE;v

" EUGENE'A. R AN, 01351 OAKLAND, eet xia'onmem for reissueiifiled ma 24, 192s SEIfiaIu NO. 280,305.] a

' hi i ventionrelates to hinges, suchasare employed forum-s, cabinets,;ete., and espeeiall u'i't that type of hinge whioh is known asa utt hinges Y I The objeetof the invention to generally improve and {simplify the construction and operation of. h1nges of the character desei ibedjto provide a hinge having-a: selfcontaining gauge Joy means of" whioliitmay be readily positionedand aligned. without the use of squares of like 1 tools; a to] provide hinge, in which the leaves are oiIset with relation toieach other both longitudinallyandflaterally andiin which a long-pintlehea 'ing may he hobtained and furtherjto provide a hinge in which theleaves will liein aleommon plane when thehingefis elosedf] 3.1

The hinge isshown by wa in'the accompanying draw ngs, ,in which:

' "Figure 1' is a perspectiveyiew-of the hinge, Flguif 2l 1s a perspectlvej vlew of one leaf "of h h n e Figure. 3 showsthe manner 'i.i1'whioh':the

, hinge'is applied and aligned with relationto i a dooro'r jamb, Figure 4: is an showing'the hinge in Closed position,

211i which the tpintle spins and hearings are shortened, I

Referring to'the' drawings, in detail, and

at 5, throughwhich screws or like'fastening means may be inserted; The bearing plate 2" on the pintleheaflrings are formed'fis elongated and rectangular in shapefand' 1n this instanCeis twice as longasthe fastening plate 41"," that is, the fastening'plate extends "fi'oingtheauppe endf'of'the bearing plate-to rpointjmidway thereof; thus leaving half" f the outer edge of the hearing plate" free {and unobstructed,asindieated at6, I v,

Formed. between the hearing plate' and the fastening plate an, offset shouldeij 7. This sllOllldlf is; formed in alignment"with the outer. edge theheating plete and qg p y illustration "hinge may be employed.

(ma V w the inge, p y p yl I Figure 5- is a sectional iew of. the hinge [showing it appliedto 3,1100!) and jamb" end ,Figurefi shows another form of, the hi'nge ates therewith" toyform an aligning au e to assure perfect alignment of. the hearings 3 with the door 01" janihto which the hinge is to be secured. The two leaves formin the hin e are.indicated atAand' B in Figure'li They are i dentieal n construction andm fact are formed by'thesame set ofdiesj, that 1s, the

leaves forming the hinge a 'ep 'eferably made of sheetmetal and as hothleaves are 'lClQIltb Joel in; construction, one set of dies will.v suffiee. The two leaves area-ssembledas shown in Figure 1 andaie' connected by the usual,

149m, filedvNovember 18,11926. A.bp1ibation- I form ofzp intle pin such as indieated at 8. i

The leaves are thusv free to" swing with relation to eaehljother inthe usual manner of butt hinges and may heapplied to't'he ordinary doo s and as such maybe applied to the dool s or rooms '01" the smaller doors "of cabinets 'By referring to Figni e 1,'it. will be noted that when twoleaVesa-re assembled, that itis accomplished by eve'rsing them end for end;

The :tastenin'g plate 4: of one leafwillthus assume anuplper position'andthe fastening leaf v and thelikezand in factin places where abutt k k 8O 4 of the opposite'leaf a lower position and as eahfaistening plate'merely extends halt wayofthe bearingplates,theywill align. end i a for end when the hinge is closed, that is, if thefleaf (seeFigure 1) is [folded over againstthe Ie'a'f-Bfltwill assume thedotted line position indicated ,at; 9; and as both of the fasteninggplates aretofiset by the forming of theshoulde'rs 7;they will lieqin a common pla1ie,]thet is; the bearingplates Zjwill lie on topot each other when the'hinge is closed, as shownin' Figure 5, hutthe fastening plat-es 4 and 4? will align endfor end and" will furthermore, assume a positionin a common plane.v

A hinge designed; and constructed as here descr bed has a number of advantages when, compa rison is made with nordmary butt" hinges. t First perfect alignment .is obtained between the-hinge plate and the-.jemh by mere1y ap 1 in iew the 'jamb as shownein Figure. 3 and then inserting the fastening serewsthrough the holes indicatedfat 5 i (see Figure 3 and thenf sec uring the opposite leaf to the door inthe same/manner. Inv other 1wo'rds, a perfect alignment is obtamed between the door and amlo when the hinge is applied withoutthe nse' of" squares or like I tools. Second: As the hinge leafsections are made of'sheet metal, it becomesunnecessary to gouge out the wood to receive the fastening plates as the hinges lie in a common plane when closed, as shown in Figure 5. In other words, the only space that will be formed between the door C and the jamb D will be that space occupied by the thickness of a single plate. The plates may, of course,be countersunk into the wood of the door or jamb if a flush close-fitting joint is desiredpbut it is usually unnecessary, particularly when fitting kitchen cabinet doors, locker doors and the like. Third: By constructing the hinge leaf sections as shown a single set of dies will suffice, as both leaves are identical in construction. Fourth: The length of the bearings which support the pintle pin 8 is doubled when comparison is made with ordinary butt hinges and the life of the hinge, due to general wear, should at least be double. Fifth; As the outer edge 6 of the bearing sections and the shoulder 7 engage the outer edge of the door and jamb tipping of the fastening plates with relation to the door jamb is eliminated, as a great part of the weight is taken up by the shoulders and the free edges 6 bearing against the exterior wood of the door and j amb, thus relieving the fastening screws of practically all strain. 7

If it is desired to shorten the length of the pintle pin the upper and lower ends of the bearing plates may be cut away as indicated at 12 and 12 in Figure 6. Even when the leaf sections are so cut away a greater length of pintle bearing is obtained when comparison is made with ordinary hinges and a saving of material and reduction in weight is obtained when comparison is made with the structure shown in Figure 1.

'While the hinges here shown are more or less specifically described and illustrated, I wish it understood thatvarious changes may 7 be resorted to within the scope of the tippended claims. Similarly that the materials and finishes of the several parts employed maybe such as the manufacturer may decide or varying conditions or uses may demand.

a I claim as my invention l 1. A hinge of the class described comprising a pintle, two similar leaves, each consisting 0 a relatively narrow bearing plate of substantially the length of the bearing portion of the pintle provided at its inner edge with pintle bearings to receive the pintle, and an attaching plate extending from the outer edge of each bearing plate and offset from the plane of the bearingplate to form an offset shoulder spaced from the pintle bearings to provide an alining gauge and to cause the attaching plates to occupy a' position in the same longitudinal plane when the hinge is folded.

2. A hinge of the class described, comprising a pintle and two similar leaves, each consisting of a bearing plate extending substantially the length of the pintle and provided at the inner edge with pintle bearings to receive the pintle, and an attaching plate connected with each bearing plate at the outer edge of the bearing plate, the attaching plates extending longitudinally of the hinge in opposlte dlrections from a common point on the pintle to permit them to clear each other in vided at its inner edge'with pintle bearings to receive the pintle, the attaching plates proj ecting from the outer edges of the bearing plates, the latter spacing the attaching plates from the pintle, said attaching platesextending longitudinally of the hinge in opposite di- 'rections' from substantially a common point on the pintle to permit the attaching plates to clear each'other on the folding of the hinge, said bearing plates extending longitudinally ofthe hinge in opposite directions beyond the inner ends of the attaching plates, the

portion of the bearing plate extending along one side of the pintle beyond the inner end of the respective attaching plate being en- 7 gageable with the spacing portion of the bearing plate between the pintle and the respective attaching plate on the other side of the pintle to limit the inward swing of the leaves and aline the attaching plates when the hinge is closed.

at. A hinge of the class described compris-' ing av pintle, two leaves, each consisting of an attachingplate and a bearing plate, each bearing plate being of substantially the length of the bearing portion of the pintle and provided at its inner edge wit-h pintle bearings to receive the pintle, the attaching plates projecting from the outer edges of the bearing plates, the latter spacing the attaching plates from the pintle, said attaching plates extending longitudinally of the hinge in opposite directions from substantially a common point on the pintle to permit the attaching plates to clear each other on the folding of the hinge, the bearing plates extending longitudinally of the hinge in opposite directions be' yond the inner ends of the attaching plates, the portion of the bearing plate extending along one side of the pintle beyond the inner end of the respective attaching plate being engageable with the portion of the bearing plate on the other side of the pintle between the pintle and the respective attaching plate to limit the inward swing efthe leeves and ,aline the attachingplates Whenthe' hinge is closed.

5. A hinge ofthe'c'lassdescribed comprising a. pintle, ancltwo leaves consisting ofat- Y tions 'eacli section consisting of a bearing plate and a connected attachlng plate, avplu- "taehing plates located. at different portionsef the pintleancl narrow bearing'plates connecting the attaching plates with the pintle and laterally ofi'set to'pe r mit the attaching plates to swing into alineine nt and arranged to abut t0 liinit the swing of, theleaves 6'. Afhinge containing aipair of leaf sec rality ofpintle bearings formed on the inner.

edgefiof each bearing plate, and a pintle extending through the pintle bearings, one of plane of its bearing plate and ofl'set axially ofthe pintle With respect to the other attaching plate, to permit the attaching plates t0 the attaching plates being offset from the.

bemo'vecl into. encl-to-encl relationwhen the hinge is closed.

In testimonywhereof, have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of May, 1928. v

" i I EUGENE AQ REGAN, 

